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First Large-capacity Facility for Taking Samples Opens in Bratislava

First Large-capacity Facility for Taking Samples Opens in Bratislava

Bratislava, September 2 (TASR) – The Health Ministry has opened the first large-capacity facility for taking COVID-19-related samples in Bratislava at Pasienky football stadium. According to the ministry, the facility can take 500-600 samples per day. It will be possible to undergo a test after arriving on foot or by driving

Krajci: Laboratories Capable of Analysing 7,500 Tests Daily

Krajci: Laboratories Capable of Analysing 7,500 Tests Daily

Bratislava, September 2 (TASR) – Slovak laboratories are capable of analysing 7,500 COVID-19-related samples per day, Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) stated on Wednesday, noting that Slovakia is testing properly. “Slovakia is among the top five countries when it comes to the number of tests per positive case. It appears

Caputova: Slovakia Stands by Czech Republic in Face of China's Threats

Caputova: Slovakia Stands by Czech Republic in Face of China's Threats

Bratislava, September 1 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova voiced support to the Czech Republic in the face of China’s threats following the ongoing visit by Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil to Taiwan. “Slovakia stands by the Czech Republic. EU-China relations are based on dialogue and mutual respect. Threats directed at

Russia Expels Three Slovak Diplomats

Russia Expels Three Slovak Diplomats

Moscow, August 31 (TASR) – Russia has expelled three Slovak diplomats in retaliation for a similar step taken by Slovakia in early August, Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry announced on Monday. Slovak Ambassador to Russia Peter Priputen was summoned to the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry on Monday. A resolute protest was expressed

Analysis of Dinosaur Embryo by Kosice Scientist Leads to New Findings

Analysis of Dinosaur Embryo by Kosice Scientist Leads to New Findings

Kosice, August 29 (TASR) – An analysis of a unique fossil, one of its own kind, has been reported by an international team of researches headed by Slovak scientist Martin Kundrat in the prestigious Current Biology journal, TASR learnt from Pavol Jozef Safarik University’s (UPJS) spokesperson on Saturday. The fossil

Employers Required to Check Compliance with Quarantine as of September

Employers Required to Check Compliance with Quarantine as of September

Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – As of September, employers will be obligated to check whether their employees who returned from red-zone countries went into mandatory 10-day quarantine concluded with a negative COVID-19 test or demand from them a certificate to confirm that they had crossed Slovakia’s state border more than

Outdoor Mass Events for More Than 1,000 People Banned as of September 1

Outdoor Mass Events for More Than 1,000 People Banned as of September 1

Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – The Public Health Office has banned any mass-participation outdoor events for more than 1,000 visitors and interior events for more than 500 people as of September 1. Exempted from the ban will be mass events whose participants will have tested negative for COVID-19, but their